Heche, the once promising actress whom I enjoyed very much in several films, was sent to the gates of hell -- this film (and that's what this film is about). This may be the worst film I ever watched all the way through. Kinda makes you yearn for the good old days when nitrate films slowly disintegrated and became lost to history.
Anne Heche is pretty much irrelevant to the film, other than that there has to be a mother (karma exists...she and several other family members die before the film is over). James Tupper is satisfactory as the father/minister, but perhaps he is better suited for soap operas than the big screen. Ethan Peck is a handsome young actor, but -- at least in this film -- seems pretty bland. Rebekah Brandes, as one of the daughters, may have some potential. Matty B...oh please. Jennifer Stone gets another "okay" as the daughter/victim. Clancy Brown is quite good as the departing pastor.
The story is another of the never-ending horror stories about a young woman being sacrificed to hell. But this one is different -- it's really lousy. The first half of the film is totally boring, which the director apparently mistook for building suspense; there was no suspense in the first half of the film. In terms of being a director, Anthony Leonardi III is not ready to leave the art department, where he has spent most of his career. In the "Los Angeles Times" review of this film it was written that "director Anthony Leonardi III and writer Jonathan Mills have let not one scary moment on screen" and that actors Heche and Tupper should write apology notes to their fans." Truer words were never spoke.
I like horror films, but I'm so glad I didn't waste money to see this one at the theater. And my suggestion to you is that you not spend your time watching this on cable.
I'll tell you what I thought while watching this -- didn't anyone notice how badly things were going???
Anne Heche is pretty much irrelevant to the film, other than that there has to be a mother (karma exists...she and several other family members die before the film is over). James Tupper is satisfactory as the father/minister, but perhaps he is better suited for soap operas than the big screen. Ethan Peck is a handsome young actor, but -- at least in this film -- seems pretty bland. Rebekah Brandes, as one of the daughters, may have some potential. Matty B...oh please. Jennifer Stone gets another "okay" as the daughter/victim. Clancy Brown is quite good as the departing pastor.
The story is another of the never-ending horror stories about a young woman being sacrificed to hell. But this one is different -- it's really lousy. The first half of the film is totally boring, which the director apparently mistook for building suspense; there was no suspense in the first half of the film. In terms of being a director, Anthony Leonardi III is not ready to leave the art department, where he has spent most of his career. In the "Los Angeles Times" review of this film it was written that "director Anthony Leonardi III and writer Jonathan Mills have let not one scary moment on screen" and that actors Heche and Tupper should write apology notes to their fans." Truer words were never spoke.
I like horror films, but I'm so glad I didn't waste money to see this one at the theater. And my suggestion to you is that you not spend your time watching this on cable.
I'll tell you what I thought while watching this -- didn't anyone notice how badly things were going???